The winners from the first round of Fearfest 2011 were Bonnie Nethery and Leeann Hammers with a time of 1 minute and 16 seconds. This is the third year in a row they have won.

Madill Cross country got off to a running start at Huron Perth Cross Country.  The Junior girls team placed 3rd overall and the Senior Girls team won the Huron Perth championship!  14 Madill runners qualify to compete in WOSSAA Thursday Oct. 27 at the Morris Dam Conservation Area in Exeter.

Congratulations to Austin Schiestel who won a free T-shirt for building the best brick wall at Conestoga College’s Trades Day. Each year Mr. McKague’s High Skills Major Construction class takes part in this hands-on day which gives the students some practical experience in a trade of their choice. Learning does not always have to take place on a...

The Madill XC team competed at the Springwater Invitational near Alymer.  The Senior Girls team of Julie-Anne Staehli, Madeline Yungblut, Brianna Bird, and Michele Studhalter (some Madill athletes absent from meet) rose to the challenge narrowly defeating rivals St Thomas Aquinas and Huron Park.  Several runners on the team ran exceptional races lowering their...

Madill hosted some fast-paced 7s rugby on Thursday. We had two teams entered at each level–2 senior and 2 junior teams. All Madill teams had high scoring games… Many tries scored. We were lucky the rain held off and it was a great day of round robin play. This tournament was for skill and strategy development for the game of 7s, so there was no...

Wednesday, October 12, Paul Wellhauser will be at F.E. Madill with Besa Abuse from Namibia to share information about his culture. Besa is an African San leader who can speak the !Kung language as well as English. Paul Wellhauser owns Nharo, a fair trade store on the Danforth in Toronto. Paul brings carvings and jewelry back from African countries, supporting the...

A small group of students from the FEMSS Peer Mentor Program traveled to Benmiller last Wednesday (Sept 28th) to participate in the Above the Falls Challenge Course. In the morning, they participated in various team-building activities where problem-solving, working together, and learning to trust one another were key. In the afternoon, they took things to a...